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A World Food View
Minnesota farmers are among the world’s best at producing food. Whether it’s for people or animals, the state’s farmers are feeding hungry mouths the world over. In 1960, the average American farmer produced enough food for 25 people. Today, thanks … Continue reading
Soy to the World
Soybean harvest is wrapping up around Minnesota as farmers gather this versatile oilseed from their fields. One of the state’s most valuable crops, soybeans feed people and animals the world over. Minnesota is the third largest soybean producing state in … Continue reading
Chinese Market for MN Turkey Farmers
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) recently hosted a trade mission to China to encourage the Chinese to buy more turkey from Minnesota farmers. The mission is one of several over the past … Continue reading
A Harvest, Then a Journey
Each fall, Minnesota farmers race the elements and the calendar to gather a harvest that will feed the people of this nation and numerous others around the world. While every growing season presents unique challenges and conditions, few have ever … Continue reading
Pork Production: 50 Years of Progress
A new study finds that while pig farms of the 1950s may be remembered as idyllic, they were not as sustainable as those of today. This becomes clear as the metrics most associated with sustainability are revealed from their 1959 … Continue reading
Minnesota Farmers CARE: Message on the Move
Minnesota farmers are featured via billboards, metro bus signs and Breakfast on the Farms through the Minnesota Farmers Care – Animals • Environment • Food • Family – Committed to Agriculture while Respecting the Earth outreach. Learn more by “liking” … Continue reading
Farmers Feed US and the World
The world’s population will likely reach 9.2 billion people in 2050, with virtually all new growth occurring in the developing world, according to the United Nations. To feed all those people, global food production must double by 2050. In many … Continue reading
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